DC unveils upcoming hardcover collected editions

This summer, DC will solicit several new hardcover collected editions, including new archives and the final volume in a series by one of comics' true masters.

One of the comics' most memorable super-teams returns this August in SILVER AGE TEEN TITANS ARCHIVES Volume 1. This fast-paced collection includes stories from THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #54 and 60, SHOWCASE #59, and TEEN TITANS #1-5. Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Speedy, and Wonder Girl join forces in adventures written by Bob Haney with art by Nick Cardy and, on the team's debut tale, Bruno Premiani. Cardy also contributes a new cover and foreword. SILVER AGE TEEN TITANS ARCHIVES Volume 1 is a 204-page hardcover. It will be solicited in the June issue of Previews (Volume XIII #6) and is scheduled to be in stores on August 27 with a cover price of $49.95 U.S.

DC's pliable hero faces a parade of colorful foes in PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES Volume 5, a new hardcover collecting wild, off-the-wall Golden Age stories from POLICE COMICS #50-58 and PLASTIC MAN #4, along with an introduction by comics historian Bill Schelly. These wild, off-the-wall stores are written by Jack Cole with art by Cole and others. PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES Volume 5 is a 224-page hardcover. It will be solicited in the July issue of Previews (Volume XIII #7) and is scheduled to be in stores on September 10 with a cover price of $49.95 U.S.

Joe Kubert fans will take their final trip back in time this September with JOE KUBERT'S TOR VOLUME 3. This lushly designed hardcover includes stories from TOR # 1 (1975) and TOR # 1-4 (1993). Also in this volume are a foreword by Kubert and an introduction by Roy Thomas, plus a special sketchbook section featuring never-before-seen developmental art by Kubert. JOE KUBERT'S TOR VOLUME 3 is a 144-page hardcover. It will be solicited in the July issue of Previews (Volume XIII #7) and is scheduled to be in stores on September 24 with a cover price of $49.95 U.S.